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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 9/2011

Open Access 01-09-2011

A Doctor Facing Turbulent Times: Antoni Tomasz Jurasz, Citizen of the World

Author: Anita Magowska

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 9/2011

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Abstract

The eponymous of the Jurasz procedure is Antoni Tomasz Jurasz (1882–1961). The procedure is a standard approach to treating mature pancreatic pseudocysts that are in contact with the stomach, although recent advances in instrumentation have empowered surgeons to perform pseudocystogastrostomy laparoscopically for this problem. Dr. Jurasz was born in Germany but felt himself as Polish as his ancestors. He graduated from Heidelberg with a degree in medicine. Over the following years, he developed a German surgery school, especially helping with the achievements of Erich Lexer and Erwin Payr. During the period between World Wars I and II, Jurasz chaired and led the Surgery Clinic of Poznan University in Poland; and he gave lectures and performed public operations abroad. These activities, together with articles published in German-, French-, and English-language medical journals, made him a world-renowned figure in the field of abdominal and thyroid surgery. During World War II, he revealed exceptional traits, taking part in the September Campaign in Poland as a surgeon. He then organized the Polish School of Medicine and the Paderewski Hospital in Edinburgh. Despite his outstanding mind, generosity, and merits, A. T. Jurasz became persona non grata in Communist Poland, which ultimately persuaded him to emigrate to the United States.
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Metadata
Title
A Doctor Facing Turbulent Times: Antoni Tomasz Jurasz, Citizen of the World
Author
Anita Magowska
Publication date
01-09-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1160-1

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